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IMPROVEMENT 1N CARPET-BAGS.

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Be it known that I, E. A. G. ROULSTOXE, of Roxbury,- n the county ot' Norfolk, and lState of Massachusetts, have inventedan Improvement in Travelling-Bags; and I de hereby ldeclare that the following, taken in connection with the drawings which accompany and'foim part of this specification, is a description ot' my invern tion sucicnt to enable those skilled in the art to' practise it, l

In themanufacture of travelling-bags it isvery'desirable to" have a Astrong and rigid frame to which to apply theV flexible bag material, and to have, inconneetion with such frarucsome simple and eicient meansr of securing irduly and enduringly thereto the cloth or other flexible bag-formingmaterial; It is to Such construetion of the frame, and Ain provision for securing thereto the cloth or leather, that this invention-relates, and my 'present improvement consists in combining with corners formed by cutting or slittinigandilapping the plate and riveting togethcrthc overlapping parts, a hollow rigidifying bead atthe angle'of the frame and extending' throughout itslength; also in securingthe leather or cloth to-tho edge of the frame by folding the odge over theedge of the frame and securing it thereto by a folded metal strip, pressedover the folded edgeof cloth or leather,l and the edge-oi' the frame, andsecured thereto by rivets, spurs, 'or stitches passing through the three., The drawings represent-a fr'ameembodying the linvention-'- y v A showing a side view of thc frame, and Ba cross-seot'on'of thc-same', with the flexible bag-forming material applied thereto. a denotes the metal plate forming the fraine, ,the edges being bent to stand right ange-j larly, forming the month-piece or jaw b, and-thc body-applying edge cfand the ends ofthe plate being also- .turned to form the end parts of the iframe. In turning these 'end piecesA the lmetal in the part c','at the points whore the corners are to be made, is cut out'or displaced so as to enable the metal to bend freely, and to mak'o a4 oint of neat and finished appearance. As the'cutting of themetal, however, weakens the corrior d to some extent, andas it' is dcsir'able'to strengthen the trarne all along the angle made by the parts: b and vc ofthe freine, I form a raised hollow bead,ge, at the angle of: the frame,erlitending the same around the-corners, along, theI end and-top pieces, as seen at A, `thereby imparting great strength and rigidity to the frame, and Aby raising the bead e above the surfaces b e I protect tle said surfaces tironrabrasion and wear. The flexible leather or bodyis seen atf, it being ferined either` with or without a lining, as may be desirable'. In applyingthe cloth er leather to the frame its'edge is first double'qlpover the edge of e, and over this, and se as to hold the leather or lcloth'to-hoththe outer and inner surfaces of the edge c is applieda folded in'ctel strip, g, as.. seen at B,a row of rivets, h, or stitches,'securing the whole together, after application of which the leather is turned over, as seenat 13,1 -.entirely concealing the strip g and the other rneans of connection, and causing the strain upon the.

vbag material to be chiefly bornealong theouter' edge of the.strip,instead of by the rivets, as would be the ease if the rivets a'lone were used. v I claim, in combination with the corners d, made by lapping the mctal,the bead e, extending aroundv these corners and along 'the angle of the frame, .substantially as set forth.4

lso, the manner of applying the flexible bag-forming material to the frame, bymeans of the inotal strip g, folded'ovr the folded edge of the 'cloth or leather andthe edge ofthe-frame; and secured to the freine by rivets or other fastening'-devices, substantially as set forth, y v l E. A. G. ROULSTONE. Witnesses: M. W. FnornrNeHAM, 4 Fna-Nels GoULD. 

